See What the Bugs in MIMIC Almost Looked Like in Concept Art by TyRuben Ellingson

Today Guillermo del Toro is a legend for films like Pan's Labyrinth and Pacific Rim, but his first Hollywood film is the sci-fi horror film Mimic. It was perfect as his first studio film since he says he has "a sort of a fetish for insects, clockwork, monsters, dark places, and unborn things." The main creatures were large genetically modified insects that adapted to look like people. One of the artists that helped shape the look of the creatures was Ty Ellingson.

TyRuben "Ty" Ellingson is a professional concept and storyboard artist who's worked on Hollywood classics like Jurassic Park (1993), Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)and Avatar (2009).
"This is a quick conceptual drawing done for Guillermo del Toro's film MIMIC. It was rendered in pencil on bright white copy paper." - TyRuben Ellingson

"These are some of the very first sketches done for the film MIMIC. They are done in pencil on bright white copy paper." - TyRuben Ellingson

"This is the final design of the creature for Guillermo del Toro's film MIMIC. It was rendered in pen and marker on assembled copy paper." -TyRuben Ellingson

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